48-page practitioner’s guide to human-black bear conflict. Part I frames bear management conflicts as public policy issues and describes how wildlife agencies can manage conflicts by implementing a comprehensive public issue education (PIE) program. Part II presents a software program called Responding to Problems with Bears: A Management Simulator. The guide provides detailed instructions and support materials to use the simulator as the focus of an issue education event with bear management stakeholders Wildlife management professionals, extension educators, and community leaders will find this guide a valuable resource as they work through black bear management issues together.